Monday, March 18, 2013

Behavior Bingo

Last year before summer break, I shared this behavior management tip that I was using with my students. They were having a tough time staying focused and following classroom
rules! Well now that we have less than 2 weeks until Spring Break...we're feeling it again! I'm pretty sure it's spring fever! At any rate, I thought I'd share it again in case you missed it last year!

Behavior Bingo

Choose one behavior that you find your students are having a tough time with and let them know that you're looking for it.

We need several reminds to transition quietly and quickly, so now we are going to be rewarded for doing it correctly.

I put up our bingo chart and prize chart and the bingo pieces in the little bucket.

{Sorry it's blurry...iPhone picture!}

When we transition quietly and quickly, I will choose a ticket from the bucket.

Then I will cover the corresponding number on the chart. You could just use a dry-erase marker since the chart is laminated, but I like to cover the chart with fun magnets instead.

They get bingo by filling an entire column. Whichever column they fill first is the prize they will earn!
P- Popsicle Party {or you could do popcorn party, pizza party, or just party and you can decide what they get!}
R- Read-a-thon. My students really enjoy reading. Probably because
they're all really good at it! During our read-a-thon, they can bring a
pillow or blanket from home, read with their shoes off and basically
just have a relaxing afternoon reading.
I- Inside Games. You know, those fun games you get to play during rainy
day recess. You know, the games us Southern California residents rarely
ever get to play! That's what we'll do! Of course, you can always make
this one an ice cream party, or an invite of some sort.
Z- Zoo Day {bring a stuffed animal to school} Z was hard! Any other ideas!?
E- Extra Recess! I have a feeling this one is going to be the most enticing!

Hopefully, this will help a little, or this teacher is going to have a very few weeks ahead of her!

Download your own behavior bingo board below!

Thinking of different prizes? The zipped file that contains both a ready to use Behavior Bingo board and an editable chart. You will need access to PowerPoint to edit the custom slide.